12 apr 2019
A spokesman for the Israeli occupation army said that two Palestinians were arrested on Thursday evening near the border east of the Gaza Strip.
He claimed that the two Palestinians were attempting to cross the border fence in northern Gaza and infiltrate into the 1948 occupied territories.
The detainees were taken to an Israeli military post for interrogation, he added.
He claimed that the two Palestinians were attempting to cross the border fence in northern Gaza and infiltrate into the 1948 occupied territories.
The detainees were taken to an Israeli military post for interrogation, he added.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, Nabi Saleh village, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, stormed and violently searched homes, before abducting a wounded child, and assaulted a man with pepper-spray, causing serious wounds to his eyes.
Mohammad Tamimi, a local nonviolent activist against the Annexation Wall and colonies, said the soldiers abducted a wounded child, identified as Mohammad Fadel Tamimi, 16, after storming and ransacking his family’s home, and assaulting him.
It is worth mentioning that Mohammad was seriously injured by Israeli army fire, on December 15, 2017, when the soldiers shot him with a rubber-coated steel bullet in his face, especially since the bullet penetrated his face and reached his brain, an issue that forced the surgeons to remove a section of the skull after his brain became swollen.
In addition, the soldiers assaulted a man, identified as Mahmoud Tamimi, after breaking into his home, and used continuously spayed his face with pepper-spray, causing serious burns, including in his eyes.
The Palestinian was rushed by local medics to the Istishari hospital, where the doctors decided that he needs a cardiac catheterization, and a retina surgery.
Furthermore, the soldiers stormed the family homes of Mohannad and Maher Tamimi, and threatened “severe punishment,” if the two do not turn themselves in by Friday noon.
It is worth mentioning that Nabi Saleh has been subject to daily Israeli military invasions and violations, including violent searches of homes, and the abduction of many Palestinians, especially children.
Also at dawn, the Qabatia town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and attacked protesters with live fire, gas bombs and concussion grenades, wounding two with live rounds, and causing dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, in addition to abducting a third Palestinian.
In the Gaza Strip, Israeli navy ships fired live rounds at fishing boasts, in Palestinian territorial waters near the shore, in the northern part of the coastal region.
The attack did not lead to casualties, but forced the fishermen back to the shore without being able to fish and provide for their families.
Mohammad Tamimi, a local nonviolent activist against the Annexation Wall and colonies, said the soldiers abducted a wounded child, identified as Mohammad Fadel Tamimi, 16, after storming and ransacking his family’s home, and assaulting him.
It is worth mentioning that Mohammad was seriously injured by Israeli army fire, on December 15, 2017, when the soldiers shot him with a rubber-coated steel bullet in his face, especially since the bullet penetrated his face and reached his brain, an issue that forced the surgeons to remove a section of the skull after his brain became swollen.
In addition, the soldiers assaulted a man, identified as Mahmoud Tamimi, after breaking into his home, and used continuously spayed his face with pepper-spray, causing serious burns, including in his eyes.
The Palestinian was rushed by local medics to the Istishari hospital, where the doctors decided that he needs a cardiac catheterization, and a retina surgery.
Furthermore, the soldiers stormed the family homes of Mohannad and Maher Tamimi, and threatened “severe punishment,” if the two do not turn themselves in by Friday noon.
It is worth mentioning that Nabi Saleh has been subject to daily Israeli military invasions and violations, including violent searches of homes, and the abduction of many Palestinians, especially children.
Also at dawn, the Qabatia town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and attacked protesters with live fire, gas bombs and concussion grenades, wounding two with live rounds, and causing dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, in addition to abducting a third Palestinian.
In the Gaza Strip, Israeli navy ships fired live rounds at fishing boasts, in Palestinian territorial waters near the shore, in the northern part of the coastal region.
The attack did not lead to casualties, but forced the fishermen back to the shore without being able to fish and provide for their families.
Israeli forces detained at least seven Palestinians from areas across the occupied West Bank, on predawn Friday.
Hebrew-language news outlets reported that the Israeli army detained 7 Palestinians and transferred them for interrogation.
The Israeli army also reportedly confiscated weapons from the Sair town in northeastern Hebron in the southern West Bank.
Additionally, two Palestinians were shot and injured, on predawn Friday, during clashes with Israeli forces in the Jenin in the northern West Bank.
Dozens of locals suffocated with tear-gas as Israeli forces fired tear-gas bombs during clashes.
Israeli forces also fired live bullets and stun grenades to suppress youths, injuring two with live bullets in the legs.
The two injured were identified as Iyad Hamza Sabaaneh and Youssef Jasser Nazzal.
One Palestinian was detained and identified as Muhammad Ahmad Abu Mualla.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,450 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, including 48 female prisoners, and 205 minors, 32 of whom under 16 years old.
Israeli Soldiers Shoot Two Palestinians, Abduct One, In Qabatia
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, Qabatia town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and attacked protesters with live fire, gas bombs and concussion grenades, wounding two with live rounds, and causing dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, in addition to abducting a third Palestinian.
Media sources said the soldiers shot Eyad Hamza Saba’na and Yousef Jasser Nazzal, with live rounds in their legs, and abducted Mohammad Ahmad Abu M’allah after invading his home and searching it.
They added that dozens of Palestinians, including many in their homes, suffered the severe effects of teargas inhalation.
The invasion lasted for several hours, and the soldiers withdrew from the town on Friday morning.
Hebrew-language news outlets reported that the Israeli army detained 7 Palestinians and transferred them for interrogation.
The Israeli army also reportedly confiscated weapons from the Sair town in northeastern Hebron in the southern West Bank.
Additionally, two Palestinians were shot and injured, on predawn Friday, during clashes with Israeli forces in the Jenin in the northern West Bank.
Dozens of locals suffocated with tear-gas as Israeli forces fired tear-gas bombs during clashes.
Israeli forces also fired live bullets and stun grenades to suppress youths, injuring two with live bullets in the legs.
The two injured were identified as Iyad Hamza Sabaaneh and Youssef Jasser Nazzal.
One Palestinian was detained and identified as Muhammad Ahmad Abu Mualla.
According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,450 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, including 48 female prisoners, and 205 minors, 32 of whom under 16 years old.
Israeli Soldiers Shoot Two Palestinians, Abduct One, In Qabatia
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, Qabatia town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and attacked protesters with live fire, gas bombs and concussion grenades, wounding two with live rounds, and causing dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation, in addition to abducting a third Palestinian.
Media sources said the soldiers shot Eyad Hamza Saba’na and Yousef Jasser Nazzal, with live rounds in their legs, and abducted Mohammad Ahmad Abu M’allah after invading his home and searching it.
They added that dozens of Palestinians, including many in their homes, suffered the severe effects of teargas inhalation.
The invasion lasted for several hours, and the soldiers withdrew from the town on Friday morning.
11 apr 2019
By: Ramzy Baroud
Ramzy Baroud is a journalist, author and editor of Palestine Chronicle. His latest book is The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story (Pluto Press, London, 2018). He earned a Ph.D. in Palestine Studies from the University of Exeter and is a Non-Resident Scholar at Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, UCSB.
The current violence targeting Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails dates back to January 2. It was then that Israel’s Public Security Minister, Gilad Erdan declared that the “party is over.”
“Every so often, infuriating pictures appear of cooking in the terrorist wings. This party is coming to an end,” Erdan was quoted in the Jerusalem Post.
Then, the so-called Erdan’s Committee recommended various measures aimed at ending the alleged “party”, which included placing limits on prisoners’ use of water, banning food preparations in cells, and installing jamming devices to block the alleged use of smuggled cell phones.
The last measure, in particular caused outrage among prisoners, for such devices have been linked to severe headaches, fainting and other long-term ailments.
Erdan followed his decision with a promise of the "use of all means in (Israel's) disposal” to control any prisoners' protests in response to the new restrictions.
The Israel Prison Service (IPS) "will continue to act with full force" against prison "riots", he said, as reported by the Times of Israel.
That "full force" was carried out on January 20 at the Ofer Military Prison near Ramallah, in the West Bank, where a series of Israeli raids resulted in the wounding of more than 100 prisoners, many of whom sustaining bullet wounds.
The Nafha and Gilboa prisons were also targeted with the same violent pattern.
The raids continued, leading to more violence in the Naqab Prison on March 24, this time conducted by the IPS force, known as the Metzada unit.
Metzada is IPS’ ‘hostage rescue special operation’ force and is known for its very violent tactics against prisoners. Its attack on Naqab resulted in the wounding of many prisoners, leaving two in critical condition. Palestinian prisoners fought back, reportedly stabbing two prison guards with sharp objects.
On March 25, more such raids were conducted, also by Metzada, which targeted Ramon, Gilboa, Nafha and Eshel prisons.
In response, the leadership of Palestinian prisoners adopted several measures including the dismantling of the regulatory committees and any other form of representation of prisoners inside Israeli jails.
The decentralization of Palestinian action inside Israeli prisons would make it much more difficult for Israel to control the situation and would allow prisoners to use whichever form of resistance they may deem fit.
But why is Israel provoking such confrontations when Palestinian prisoners are already subjected to a most horrid existence and numerous violations of international law?
Equally important, why now?
On December 24, embattled Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and other leaders of Israel’s right-wing government dissolved the Knesset (parliament) and declared early elections on April 9.
A most winning strategy for Israeli politicians during such times is usually increasing their hostility against Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, including the besieged Gaza Strip.
Indeed, a hate-fest, involving many of Israel’s top candidates kicked in, some calling for war on Gaza, others for teaching Palestinians a lesson, annexing the West Bank, and so on.
Merely a week after the election date announcement was made, raids of prisons began in earnest.
For Israel, it seemed like a fairly safe and controlled political experiment. Video footage of Israeli forces beating up hapless prisoners, accompanied by angry statements made by top Israeli officials captured the imaginations of a decidedly right-wing, militant society.
And that’s precisely what took place, at first. However, on March 25, a flare in violence in Gaza led to a limited, undeclared war.
A full-fledged Israeli war on Gaza would be a big gamble during an election season, especially as recent events suggest that the time of easy wars is over. While Netanyahu adopted the role of the decisive leader, so determined to crush the Gaza resistance, his options on the ground are actually quite limited.
Even after Israel accepted Egyptian-mediated ceasefire terms with the Gaza factions, Netanyahu continued to talk tough.
“I can tell you we are prepared to do a lot more,” Netanyahu said in reference to the Israeli attack on Gaza during a video speech beamed to his supporters in Washington on March 26.
But, for once, he couldn't, and that failure, from an Israeli viewpoint, intensified verbal attacks by his political rivals.
Netanyahu has “lost his grip on security,” the Blue and White party leader, Benny Gantz proclaimed.
Gantz’s accusation was just another insult in an edifice of similar blistering attacks questioning Netanyahu’s ability to control Gaza.
In fact, a poll, conducted by the Israeli TV channel, Kan on March 27, found that 53% of Israelis believe that Netanyahu’s response to the Gaza resistance is “too weak.”
Unable to counter with more violence, at least for now, the Netanyahu government responded by opening another battlefront, this time in Israeli prisons.
By targeting prisoners, especially those affiliated with certain Gaza factions, Netanyahu is hoping to send a message of strength, and to assure his nervous constituency of his prowess.
Aware of the Israeli strategy, Hamas’ political leader, Ismail Haniyeh linked the ceasefire to the issue of prisoners.
We “are ready for all scenarios,” Haniyeh said in a statement.
In truth, the Netanyahu-Erdan war on Palestinian prisoners is foolish and unwinnable. It has been launched with the assumption that a war of this nature will have limited risks, since prisoners are, by definition, isolated and unable to fight back.
To the contrary, Palestinian prisoners have, without question, demonstrated their tenacity and ability to devise ways to resist the Israeli occupier throughout the years. But more importantly, these prisoners are far from being isolated.
In fact, the nearly 6,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails represent whatever semblance of unity among Palestinians that transcends factions, politics and ideology.
Considering the direct impact of the situation in Israeli prisons on the collective psyche of all Palestinians, any more reckless steps by Netanyahu, Erdan and their IPS goons will soon result in greater collective resistance, a struggle that Israel cannot easily suppress.
Ramzy Baroud is a journalist, author and editor of Palestine Chronicle. His latest book is The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story (Pluto Press, London, 2018). He earned a Ph.D. in Palestine Studies from the University of Exeter and is a Non-Resident Scholar at Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, UCSB.
The current violence targeting Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails dates back to January 2. It was then that Israel’s Public Security Minister, Gilad Erdan declared that the “party is over.”
“Every so often, infuriating pictures appear of cooking in the terrorist wings. This party is coming to an end,” Erdan was quoted in the Jerusalem Post.
Then, the so-called Erdan’s Committee recommended various measures aimed at ending the alleged “party”, which included placing limits on prisoners’ use of water, banning food preparations in cells, and installing jamming devices to block the alleged use of smuggled cell phones.
The last measure, in particular caused outrage among prisoners, for such devices have been linked to severe headaches, fainting and other long-term ailments.
Erdan followed his decision with a promise of the "use of all means in (Israel's) disposal” to control any prisoners' protests in response to the new restrictions.
The Israel Prison Service (IPS) "will continue to act with full force" against prison "riots", he said, as reported by the Times of Israel.
That "full force" was carried out on January 20 at the Ofer Military Prison near Ramallah, in the West Bank, where a series of Israeli raids resulted in the wounding of more than 100 prisoners, many of whom sustaining bullet wounds.
The Nafha and Gilboa prisons were also targeted with the same violent pattern.
The raids continued, leading to more violence in the Naqab Prison on March 24, this time conducted by the IPS force, known as the Metzada unit.
Metzada is IPS’ ‘hostage rescue special operation’ force and is known for its very violent tactics against prisoners. Its attack on Naqab resulted in the wounding of many prisoners, leaving two in critical condition. Palestinian prisoners fought back, reportedly stabbing two prison guards with sharp objects.
On March 25, more such raids were conducted, also by Metzada, which targeted Ramon, Gilboa, Nafha and Eshel prisons.
In response, the leadership of Palestinian prisoners adopted several measures including the dismantling of the regulatory committees and any other form of representation of prisoners inside Israeli jails.
The decentralization of Palestinian action inside Israeli prisons would make it much more difficult for Israel to control the situation and would allow prisoners to use whichever form of resistance they may deem fit.
But why is Israel provoking such confrontations when Palestinian prisoners are already subjected to a most horrid existence and numerous violations of international law?
Equally important, why now?
On December 24, embattled Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and other leaders of Israel’s right-wing government dissolved the Knesset (parliament) and declared early elections on April 9.
A most winning strategy for Israeli politicians during such times is usually increasing their hostility against Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, including the besieged Gaza Strip.
Indeed, a hate-fest, involving many of Israel’s top candidates kicked in, some calling for war on Gaza, others for teaching Palestinians a lesson, annexing the West Bank, and so on.
Merely a week after the election date announcement was made, raids of prisons began in earnest.
For Israel, it seemed like a fairly safe and controlled political experiment. Video footage of Israeli forces beating up hapless prisoners, accompanied by angry statements made by top Israeli officials captured the imaginations of a decidedly right-wing, militant society.
And that’s precisely what took place, at first. However, on March 25, a flare in violence in Gaza led to a limited, undeclared war.
A full-fledged Israeli war on Gaza would be a big gamble during an election season, especially as recent events suggest that the time of easy wars is over. While Netanyahu adopted the role of the decisive leader, so determined to crush the Gaza resistance, his options on the ground are actually quite limited.
Even after Israel accepted Egyptian-mediated ceasefire terms with the Gaza factions, Netanyahu continued to talk tough.
“I can tell you we are prepared to do a lot more,” Netanyahu said in reference to the Israeli attack on Gaza during a video speech beamed to his supporters in Washington on March 26.
But, for once, he couldn't, and that failure, from an Israeli viewpoint, intensified verbal attacks by his political rivals.
Netanyahu has “lost his grip on security,” the Blue and White party leader, Benny Gantz proclaimed.
Gantz’s accusation was just another insult in an edifice of similar blistering attacks questioning Netanyahu’s ability to control Gaza.
In fact, a poll, conducted by the Israeli TV channel, Kan on March 27, found that 53% of Israelis believe that Netanyahu’s response to the Gaza resistance is “too weak.”
Unable to counter with more violence, at least for now, the Netanyahu government responded by opening another battlefront, this time in Israeli prisons.
By targeting prisoners, especially those affiliated with certain Gaza factions, Netanyahu is hoping to send a message of strength, and to assure his nervous constituency of his prowess.
Aware of the Israeli strategy, Hamas’ political leader, Ismail Haniyeh linked the ceasefire to the issue of prisoners.
We “are ready for all scenarios,” Haniyeh said in a statement.
In truth, the Netanyahu-Erdan war on Palestinian prisoners is foolish and unwinnable. It has been launched with the assumption that a war of this nature will have limited risks, since prisoners are, by definition, isolated and unable to fight back.
To the contrary, Palestinian prisoners have, without question, demonstrated their tenacity and ability to devise ways to resist the Israeli occupier throughout the years. But more importantly, these prisoners are far from being isolated.
In fact, the nearly 6,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails represent whatever semblance of unity among Palestinians that transcends factions, politics and ideology.
Considering the direct impact of the situation in Israeli prisons on the collective psyche of all Palestinians, any more reckless steps by Netanyahu, Erdan and their IPS goons will soon result in greater collective resistance, a struggle that Israel cannot easily suppress.
Scores of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have entered day 5 of the open-ended hunger strike, which was dubbed “al-Karama (dignity) 2.”
More prisoners joined the hunger strike on Wednesday, April 10, raising the number of hunger strikers to over 400.
According to the Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs, the Israeli prison service started yesterday to transfer hunger strikers from the prisons of Negev and Ramon to isolation cells and other jails.
Other prisoners are expected to participate in the hunger strike today and a large number of them will join on April 17.
Top leaders of the prisoners last Monday announced the failure of their talks with Israeli jailers after their demands were rejected, especially with regard to using phones.
The hunger strikers have four main demands. The first one is to allow the prisoners to communicate with their families through providing their jails with telephone services, which are available in prisons where Israeli criminals and killers are held.
Secondly, the hunger strikers demand the Israeli prison service to remove the cellphone jammers inside jails, which constitute health hazards.
They also demand the jailers to allow all prisoners, including those from Hamas in Gaza, to receive visits from their families, and to allow all families in the West Bank to see their relatives twice a month.
Their fourth demand call for revoking all the new and old punitive measures against the Palestinian prisoners.
More prisoners joined the hunger strike on Wednesday, April 10, raising the number of hunger strikers to over 400.
According to the Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs, the Israeli prison service started yesterday to transfer hunger strikers from the prisons of Negev and Ramon to isolation cells and other jails.
Other prisoners are expected to participate in the hunger strike today and a large number of them will join on April 17.
Top leaders of the prisoners last Monday announced the failure of their talks with Israeli jailers after their demands were rejected, especially with regard to using phones.
The hunger strikers have four main demands. The first one is to allow the prisoners to communicate with their families through providing their jails with telephone services, which are available in prisons where Israeli criminals and killers are held.
Secondly, the hunger strikers demand the Israeli prison service to remove the cellphone jammers inside jails, which constitute health hazards.
They also demand the jailers to allow all prisoners, including those from Hamas in Gaza, to receive visits from their families, and to allow all families in the West Bank to see their relatives twice a month.
Their fourth demand call for revoking all the new and old punitive measures against the Palestinian prisoners.
Israeli soldiers abducted, Thursday, at least fourteen Palestinians from several parts of the occupied West Bank, and continued the closure imposed on Azzoun town, near Qalqilia, for the fourteenth day, the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) has reported.
The PPS said the soldiers invaded and searched many homes in Ramallah governorate, in central West Bank, and abducted two former prisoners, identified as Mohammad Ahmad ‘Obeid, 23, from the al-Mazra’a al-Gharbiyya village, Ahmad Yousef Kharroub, from the al-Jalazoun refugee camp, in addition to Omar Hussein, 22, from Jifna town.
The soldiers also invaded and searched many homes in Beit Rima town, and interrogated the families.
In Bethlehem, south of occupied East Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Jamil Ibrahim Dar’awi, 39, from Shawawra village, in addition to Mohammad Mousa al-‘As’as, from Dar Salah, east of the city, and Yousef Mohammad Taqatqa, from Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem.
In Jenin, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Islam Suleiman Abu al-Haija, from the al-Yamoun town, west of the city, in addition to Fadi Mahyoub Khalifa, from Ejja town west of Jenin, after searching and ransacking their homes, and many surrounding properties.
In Salfit, in central West Bank, the soldiers abducted Maher Zoheir Samara, from Bruqin town, west of the city, Mahmoud Mohammad Raddad, 24, from Zawiya town, and Mohammad Hani Daoud, from Haras town, north of the city.
The soldiers stormed many homes in the area and closed the iron gates which the army installed on the entrances of Kifl Hares and Hares.
In Nablus, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, Bakr Jamal Mansour, in addition to Ahmad Sarkaji and Abdullah al-Mash’ati.
In occupied Jerusalem, groups of fanatic Israeli colonists continued their provocative tours into the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, as dozens invaded the site Thursday, this time headed by the Israeli Agriculture Minister, Uri Ariel, who was also accompanied by soldiers and undercover officers.
The PPS said the soldiers invaded and searched many homes in Ramallah governorate, in central West Bank, and abducted two former prisoners, identified as Mohammad Ahmad ‘Obeid, 23, from the al-Mazra’a al-Gharbiyya village, Ahmad Yousef Kharroub, from the al-Jalazoun refugee camp, in addition to Omar Hussein, 22, from Jifna town.
The soldiers also invaded and searched many homes in Beit Rima town, and interrogated the families.
In Bethlehem, south of occupied East Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Jamil Ibrahim Dar’awi, 39, from Shawawra village, in addition to Mohammad Mousa al-‘As’as, from Dar Salah, east of the city, and Yousef Mohammad Taqatqa, from Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem.
In Jenin, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Islam Suleiman Abu al-Haija, from the al-Yamoun town, west of the city, in addition to Fadi Mahyoub Khalifa, from Ejja town west of Jenin, after searching and ransacking their homes, and many surrounding properties.
In Salfit, in central West Bank, the soldiers abducted Maher Zoheir Samara, from Bruqin town, west of the city, Mahmoud Mohammad Raddad, 24, from Zawiya town, and Mohammad Hani Daoud, from Haras town, north of the city.
The soldiers stormed many homes in the area and closed the iron gates which the army installed on the entrances of Kifl Hares and Hares.
In Nablus, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, Bakr Jamal Mansour, in addition to Ahmad Sarkaji and Abdullah al-Mash’ati.
In occupied Jerusalem, groups of fanatic Israeli colonists continued their provocative tours into the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, as dozens invaded the site Thursday, this time headed by the Israeli Agriculture Minister, Uri Ariel, who was also accompanied by soldiers and undercover officers.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday at dawn, two Palestinians, and stormed many homes in Bethlehem governorate, in the occupied West Bank.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded and searched homes in the Shawawra village, east of Bethlehem, and abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Jamil Ibrahim Dar’awi, 39.
They added that the soldiers also abducted Mohammad Mousa al-As’as, 23, from his home in Dar Salah village, east of Bethlehem.
The soldiers caused damage to many of the invaded homes, and distributed leaflets in Teqoua’ village, east of Bethlehem, threatening to impose further restrictions and collective punishment on the residents “if they continue to hold protests, and hurl stones at the army jeeps and settlers’ cars.”
It is worth mentioning that, on Wednesday evening, the soldiers invaded Teqoua’, and sealed its main northern road with sand hills.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded and searched homes in the Shawawra village, east of Bethlehem, and abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Jamil Ibrahim Dar’awi, 39.
They added that the soldiers also abducted Mohammad Mousa al-As’as, 23, from his home in Dar Salah village, east of Bethlehem.
The soldiers caused damage to many of the invaded homes, and distributed leaflets in Teqoua’ village, east of Bethlehem, threatening to impose further restrictions and collective punishment on the residents “if they continue to hold protests, and hurl stones at the army jeeps and settlers’ cars.”
It is worth mentioning that, on Wednesday evening, the soldiers invaded Teqoua’, and sealed its main northern road with sand hills.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday at dawn, three Palestinians from their homes in Salfit governorate, in central West Bank.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that several army jeeps invaded Bruqin village, west of Salfit, and abducted Maher Zoheir Samara.
It added that the soldiers also invaded and searched homes in az-Zawiya town, west of Salfit, and abducted Mahmoud Mohammad Raddad, 24.
The soldiers also abducted Mohammad Hani Daoud, from his home in Hares village, north of Salfit.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded the homes of Zaki al-Khoffash, in addition to political prisoner Sa’id Eshteyya, and the secretary of Fateh Movement, in Salfit city, and violently searched them.
It is worth mentioning that the villages of Kifl Hares and Haras remain isolated since Israeli installed iron gates on their entrances a few days ago.
In related news, the soldiers closed the iron gate at the entrance of the al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and prevented the Palestinians from entering or leaving it.
The soldiers also invaded and searched homes in the towns of Bani Neim, Sa’ir and Beit Ummar, near Hebron, and the family of a journalist, identified as Ra’ed Sharif, in Hebron city, in one room while searching and ransacking their homes.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that several army jeeps invaded Bruqin village, west of Salfit, and abducted Maher Zoheir Samara.
It added that the soldiers also invaded and searched homes in az-Zawiya town, west of Salfit, and abducted Mahmoud Mohammad Raddad, 24.
The soldiers also abducted Mohammad Hani Daoud, from his home in Hares village, north of Salfit.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded the homes of Zaki al-Khoffash, in addition to political prisoner Sa’id Eshteyya, and the secretary of Fateh Movement, in Salfit city, and violently searched them.
It is worth mentioning that the villages of Kifl Hares and Haras remain isolated since Israeli installed iron gates on their entrances a few days ago.
In related news, the soldiers closed the iron gate at the entrance of the al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and prevented the Palestinians from entering or leaving it.
The soldiers also invaded and searched homes in the towns of Bani Neim, Sa’ir and Beit Ummar, near Hebron, and the family of a journalist, identified as Ra’ed Sharif, in Hebron city, in one room while searching and ransacking their homes.
